Åsa Jinder

Åsa Jinder

Åsa Jinder (born October 9, 1963 in Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden) is a player of the nyckelharpa (a traditional Swedish stringed instrument), and composer, producer, journalist, author and lecturer. Since 2006 she has lived in Acktjära outside Bollnäs, Hälsingland, together with her husband Jonas Otter.

In 1979 she was the youngest person ever to be awarded the title of Riksspelman or National Folk Musician. In 1995 Jinder and vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim joined Norwegian/Irish instrumental duo Secret Garden as they won the Eurovision Song Contest with "Nocturne".

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